Apollo-era Mission Control Yesterday I worked my first sim ever in the “front room” of Mission Control. I’ve spent more…
Vote, Part 2
After my blog post last week about the importance of registering to vote, I’m sure you’ll all find it ironic…
Who Needs Sleep?
I stayed up way too late last night watching the VP debate, then watching post-debate analysis, then working on a…
VOTE
Watch the video. Make sure you’re registered. Then go vote. I don’t even care who you vote for. Seriously. Sure,…
Billions and Billions
Does anyone really understand how much $700 billion really is? I don’t. I mean, I can read the stats and…
50th
When I type “nasa.gov” into my browser, it gives me a security warning and asks if I am sure I…
Getting Out of the Suburbs
Assorted space news from the weekend: Bad, bad news in Hubble-land. The telescope had a pretty major failure over the…
Caution! Tree!
Random hurricane recovery observations: There are so, so many trees down. I love trees, and even though the ones we’ve…
Downed Trees
Many of you know that I often run after work at the Gilruth Center, JSC’s on-site gym and rec center….
Wake Me Up When September Ends
I’m back at work today where things don’t seem too worse for the wear. We’d heard that our building sustained…
Drying Out
All of the windows in my new apartment face Clear Lake, and while I didn’t get flooded (a small miracle),…
Life Goes On
JSC will officially reopen on Monday, so I’ve got another three days of “vacation” before going back to work. Not…
